Polygala speciosa. Large flowered Cape Milkword

Description

Old hand coloured copper engraving of a Polygala Flower (lat. Polygala speciosa) by Smith after Sydenham Edwards. With 1 additional text page. Dated and signed on plate.

Details

Cartographer

Sydenham Teak Edwards

Title

Polygala speciosa. Large flowered Cape Milkword

Publisher, Year

James Ridgways, London, 1816

Plate Size

20.2 x 12.4 cm (8.0 x 4.9 inches)

Sheet Size

23.0 x 14.6 cm (9.1 x 5.7 inches)

Volume

volume 2 (plate no. 150)

Reference

Dunthorne 108, Nissen BBI 2379: Great flower books

Condition

Very good and fresh impression with original old colouring. Good visible plate mark. Some minor browning.

Cartographer

Sydenham Teast Edwards was born 1768 in Brynbuga, Wales. He worked 27 years for Curtis's Botanical Magazine as a botanical artist. In 1815 he created his own magazine titled The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, cultivated in British Gardens, with their History and Mode of Treatment. He died in 1819.

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